R0056/2026-04-01/C008 — Claim Definition

Research	R0056 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v2
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C008

Claim as Received

DeepSeek V3, trained with RLVR, was found to be the most sycophantic model in an independent evaluation.

Claim as Clarified

DeepSeek V3, trained with RLVR, was found to be the most sycophantic model in an independent evaluation.

BLUF

Partially correct with important corrections. DeepSeek V3 was the SECOND most sycophantic (not first). It was trained with GRPO, not RLVR.

Scope

• Domain: AI safety / sycophancy research
• Timeframe: Current (as of April 2026)
• Testability: Verifiable against published research and public sources

Assessment Summary

Probability: Unlikely (20-45%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: H2 prevailed.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status

Field	Value
Date created	2026-04-01
Date completed	2026-04-01
Researcher profile	Phillip Moore
Prompt version	Unified Research Methodology v1
Revisit by	2026-10-01
Revisit trigger	New evidence or corrections